Get our L.A. Richard E Grant announces his wife Joan Washington has died - Digital Spy He has won a number of literary awards, including the David Adams Richards Prize. As the girls play on a tennis court, a gang starts trash-talking their older sister, Yetunde. In a statement shared on Instagram, SVU star Mariska Hargitay remembered Belzer as a dear, dear friend. Christopher Meloni, who plays detective Elliot Stabler on SVU, tweeted, Good bye mon ami. When Ruth and I go for a walk together, its even more restorative. Richard Best (abt.1501-bef.1551) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree A tragedy made Belzer reassess his priorities. Richard Belzer, a longtime stand-up comedian known for "Saturday Night Live" and one of TV's most memorable detectives as John Munch in"Law & Order" franchise shows, has died. Belzer died peacefully Sunday at his home with his family in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft confirmed to USA TODAY. I went to the back steps to check. Things are a little hazy in memory. One of the suggested ways of dealing with grief is by keeping busy. I found out that being busy for a purpose is different from being busy just to keep busy. If Sherlock Holmes can survive the Reichenbach Falls then surely we have not seen the last of Detective Sergeant John Munch.. He moved to New Brunswick in 1965 and married Brenda Moffitt. Even though the diagnosis came months before, and even as Id watched the slow process of dying, when the moment of death came and Brenda took her last breath, I wasnt prepared for the sudden quiet. Andrew Harnik/Associated Press. PA. Steven Spielberg (l) directed Lord Attenborough in 1993's Jurassic Park. Richard Long, the Life and Tragic Death of 'The Big Valley' Star On a lark, Belzer answered an ad inThe Village Voiceto audition for Channel One, an East Village comedy troupe led by Ken Shapiro and Lane Sarasohn. Its a strange feeling to know that I made people uncomfortable when I was by myself, alone with people whom Brenda and I had known all our married life. He was 78 . His last words were, F you, motherf, Scheft told The Times. He performed on theNational Lampoon Radio Houralongside Chase, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis. "Our hearts are broken with the loss of your Life last night. Richard Belzer, a revered actor and comedian known for playing wisecracking detective John Munch on numerous TV series including Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has died. In a 2016 interview for the websiteThe Interviews: An Oral History of Television,Homicideexecutive producer Barry Levinson recalled listening to Belzer onThe Howard Stern Showand liking him for Munch. See the text for details. Dr . He supports key organizations in these areas, and wants you to support them too..